Comments on: Security Blanket Blues

By: Darla

Darla — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:26:19 +0000

Who would have thunk it! Blankie lover at 46!!!

By: Blankie

Blankie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:54:16 +0000

My husband and I had to give our blankies different names so we could refer to them. We couldn’t very well just keep calling them both “blankie,” that would be confusing!

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:27:42 +0000

I’m 21 years old and I still have a security object. It’s not a blanket but actually a cloth diaper. But I just love the way it feels when I have it in my hands. I like the smell of it too. It just makes me feel so comfortable and helps me sleep.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong having a security object when you’re an adult. But I do think that when you’re older you need to realize that it’s something that should stay private. You don’t need to be dragging it around everywhere.

By: beee

beee — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:00:26 +0000

I am 23 years old and still have my original blanket :-) I love it…i rub it on my face also and it puts me right to sleep….i hid it from my fiancee for awhile but i was having such a hard time without it i had to tell him and show him…he thinks its cute he doesn’t mind at all…and good thing because my grandma always told me its going to leave me before i leave it…

By: hails

hails — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:00:42 +0000

I am sooo glad i found this, i thought i was weird and my boyfriend has been telling me to give it up, but i just dont think i can. I am 27 years old and still have my first blankie i had as a baby, which was my cousins first.

I love my blankie to pieces, i just rub it against my face whilst im watching tv or trying to sleep. If i know i have a stressful day ahead of me, in the morning i think ‘only x amount of time untill i sit down with my blanket again’.

My parents tried leaving it in places when i was younger, such as other peoples houses but the crying and screaming that followed always meant they went back for it. As a teenager they banned me from using down stairs whilst i watched tv, this worked untill the split up and then i was worse than ever. It has been to school, cinema, coach journeys, flights, university and work. When i left to study in the states i forgot to pack it (because i was using it right up unitll i left) so my mum had to post it out to me, that was prob the hardest week ever, being in a strange place where i didnt know anyone without the comfort of my comforter!!

Having said all of this, i do want to give it up and would be gratefull if anyone can give me any tips. I have given up smoking but this is one habit i cant kick!!

By: bridetobe

bridetobe — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:58:25 +0000

Wow, I have just trawled through all of the above posts, laughing with surprise and recognition. I had no idea other people shared this quirk!
I am a 27 year old female, and have had 3 blankies since birth; each called Bunny as they have been exactly the same: a silky-edged cloth with a rabbit-faced puppet-head, and two long ears with silky lining. With each Bunny, the ears have been the first to go, then the head, and finally the cloth. At times I carried around 3-4 pieces of the same Bunny, or took a piece in my pocket to school. I sat through my final exams with Bunny shreds in my pocket which I fiddled with to help me concentrate!
I also hate to wash Bunny, and love to rub the silk, smell it or run it along my lips or nose.
I have gone through stages of trying to give Bunny up: turning 13, 18, 21…strangely my biggest ‘relapse’ was when I started working as a mental health clinician! (still am!). I would secretly hold a piece whilst writing up someone else’s file notes!! I do wonder what my colleagues would think. My fiance isn’t keen on Bunny, but is used to it. We are getting married in 10 weeks and I have set a new deadline for storing Bunny somewhere to cherish him forever before he is completely ruined.

By: Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:49:08 +0000

I’ve always had comfort objects and am 44! My parents think it’s weird and gross though they turn a blind eye if I keep them out of their site; my husband is more understanding about it and realises it’s soothing and comforting. The main one is an old feather pillow with Egyptian cotton 200 count thread pillowcase and it is the most perfect texture and smell.

I’ve also had scrapbooks which I’ve filled with pictures and old love letters that I hug and sleep with. Everything like this gets the most comforting smell.

I love to make little wrinkles then smooth them out on my pillow. My bed is like a cocoon,*lol*.

My ‘Biddle’ has a definite personality and is ‘old money’. It was an odd coincidence that I later found out that the Biddles are a famous old-monied Philadelphia family, the city of brotherly love. ;)

It is regal and plops and it’s like an angel to me.

My biggest fear is that when I’m old that it will be taken away from me by unsympathetic nieces/nephews or doctors/nurses if and when I end up in hospital or nursing home. But that’s life, I guess.

It’s something I tend to keep fairly quiet about because it would seem rather eccentric or even unhealthy to many if not most. But I have been fortunate to have a husband who accepts it without being critical.

By: Fluffy

Fluffy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:22:08 +0000

My problem is not sucking the thumb or a specific blanket (but trust me I have a load of blankets)… I find attachment in stuffed Animals; specifically the very squishy, softy, fluffy kind. I can sleep without it but if I don’t have my arm wrapped around it I usually have it in the top corner of my bed. Sometimes I feel I am too old to find comfort in this (27) but I realize that every adult has a tool they use for comfort.
I also find myself drawn to attachment of small stuffed animals when I feel alone (aka when I am off and everyone else is asleep and I have to stay awake to keep to my work schedule *graveyards*) thus I occasionally have a pocket pall who sits in my hoody pocket.
My Bf does not appear to mind but for those of you who are with someone and you find their habit odd. Maybe you should (gently) talk to them and work to understand why they find comfort in it. Not only will it help you understand, but it may help them find out or realize the deeper meaning in why they do find comfort in it.
Just a thought… Regards,
Warm, fluffy, fuzzy comfort.
Fluffy

By: Blankey_Lover

Blankey_Lover — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:53:54 +0000

I am a 19 year girl, who is married. I have had my blanket ever since my Grandpa gave it to me on my birthday, right before he died, which may be why I am so attached. I sleep with it every night, and in order for me to go to sleep I have to smell, and then rub one finger in and out of my blanket. After doing this for many years in the same spot, that spot is now woren really bad. On occasion I find myself waking up in the middle of the night to make sure it is still there, and I have to fight to get it back from my husband. Some how he ends up with it every now and then. He says he doesn’t but it is hard to deny it when I find it wrapped around his hands now and again. Just because I am older and married doesn’t mean I am wierd. I think this i perfectly normal, and reading your guys comments helped me out a lot. Thanks everyone!

By: monalisa

monalisa — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:37:08 +0000

Hey!! I am 24 and I’ve a security blanket… or more like a bed sheet I keep with me… It started out when I was a baby and mum had hung a cloth on my soother so that I do not loose it. The current one I’ve had is for the past 4 – 5 years…3 years ago when I went overseas I forgot it at my grandparents… so I had to get a new sheet…then a year ago I went back and was really happy to find it! I rub it between my fingers and lips. Its a great feeling. It is my best friend. I wish I could take it to work with me! Gives me a weird sense of comfort and I love it.